Microfilariae Inhabiting In The Bird Black Drongo, Dicrurus Adsimilis(bechstein): A New Host-parasite Record

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  • N. C. Nandi
     Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata ,IN

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Two types of avian microfilariae (Type A, long slender form and Type B, short form) collected from blood, liver, lungs, and bone marrow of Black Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein) are described in this communication along with the reporting of new host-parasite record of the Long slender form (Type A).

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2022-06-01

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Vol 19, No 1 (2022)

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